Liberty football

This football season, Ben and I have had the opportunity to go to our fair share of Liberty football games. It has been a blast enjoying this time with friends and family. 

The boys may love the game, but mom and I didn't mind the cupcakes, coffee, and band performance that came along with the gig too. 

Mom and I at the game. We're the bands biggest fans.

These boys love each other, I promise. They also love that I constantly have to take pictures of everything. You will thank me one day, I just know it!

November 3

About a week ago, I realized that Ben's half birthday was approaching. While I normally don't celebrate half birthdays, this time I decided to have some fun with it. 

2012 was not a good birthday year for us. My birthday was situated three days before our wedding and during Ben's midterms. And then Ben's birthday somehow slipped by, unnoticed. No parties, no presents, no surprises. I wanted to change that.

I didn't want to make a huge deal over this, but just simply show him how much I appreciate him. I surprised him on Saturday morning with a few of his favorite things and then we spent the rest of the day together making breakfast, going to a movie, ordering Chinese takeout, and spending time together.

I'm not sure if he was more happy about the new beard trimmer or the beer. Too bad we are in the midst of no shave November.  

Ben was quite surprised and the day was a lot of fun. Half birthdays, I like you. 

Election day

Get out there and vote!

Red cups

Such an exciting time of year when the red Christmas cups arrive at Starbucks. I may have made Ben go just for the cups!

While there we ended up having a little fun. (Sorry about the blurry iphone pictures.)

Christmas is coming!

Lynchburg Symphony

On Friday night, Ben and I went to see a quartet from the Lynchburg Symphony perform. We had a blast listening to the music and enjoying each other's company. They played a wide range of  music starting off with classical music and ending with Queen.

Our campus pastor's wife Amy played the viola during the performance and she was fantastic! A lot of friends and family from church were there to cheer her on.

After the performance we got together with some friends and went to Macados for a late night dinner. Ben ordered a reuben sandwich that ended up being a big disappointment,  but I ordered a chocolate chip cookie and we all know those never disappoint! 

Such a great evening!

Pumpkins and apples

I love traditions of any kind. Starting traditions in my own family has been one of the things I have been looking forward to the most, but for some reason, Ben and I could not find a time to carve pumpkins this fall! We tried to plan a time to get together, but something seemed to always come up. 

Halloween came and passed and our pumpkins remained untouched. 

November arrived  and we had pumpkins needing to be carved! Maybe the Spivey tradition will be carving pumpkins the day after Halloween. I feel a new trend coming on.

November is for pumpkin carving and caramel apple eating!

Ben hard at work

What a cutie

Ben's groundhog. He is so proud.

Caramel apples!

Here's to many more years of pumpkin carving and caramel apple eating!

The simple life

Life lately in Lynchburg...